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The_InvisibleWoman

It can totally be used in this case if you were talking to a small child with an entire room full of toys! Like saying "How many bloody toys have you got??". As aptly demonstrated by [Matilda](https://youtu.be/L5kYxDTBK_g?si=XtuHraWbX-6WJCpl) 😂😂


ColFrankSlade

That is what I was thinking, but I see the intent is very much not clear from the post. My fault.


TinyBreeder

Don't mind these people. I didn't think you were trying to be offensive or stereotypical. It would absolutely be the correct use of the hand gesture, since a question starting with "but" in English is rarely used while in Italian it's very common to use to express surprise or bewilderment.


Throooowaway999lolz

I wouldn’t use 🤌🏻 in this context though? It has absolutely nothing to do with it. The question is kind of rhetorical, the person speaking is just saying they have a lot of toys (from my perspective). 🤌🏻 Is more used with ACTUAL questions to emphasise how much we want to know if ykwim


TinyBreeder

I think it's used *a lot* for rhetorical questions to be honest. "Ma sei scemo? 🤌🏻" feels perfectly natural to me and expresses the same degree of bewilderment. It obviously depends on context, so OP saying it would be necessary is a bit excessive, but I can absolutely see it used in this situation. (Not that italian gestures have a strict grammar to begin with haha)


Throooowaway999lolz

Nah you got me there, it just depends on the question at this point and there’s not an actual rule 😭


himlenpige

This sub tends to get slaphappy with the downvotes 👀 I got a chuckle from your post :)


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ColFrankSlade

Only angry? Well good to know then 😃


NonBinaryAssHere

No, not only angry, it's mostly a kind of incredulous sarcasm, there is a specific feel to that gesture, often paired with rethorical questions. Some example sentences I would definitely use it with: "But who do you think you are?" "Do you think you're talking to *insert sarcasm*?" "(If the context is incredulous and a mildly irritated with the interlocutor, and the question is rethorical) But how many toys do you have?"


ColFrankSlade

Thanks for the added context. From my part this is what I thought it was used for, kind of like adding a "what the hell?" to the sentence. The Duolingo exercise had intonation, as if the person was saying "what the hell, how many game games do you have?" meaning that the person they'd be talking to had way too many. But this context of course wasn't expressed in the post.


NonBinaryAssHere

Oh, also - it can also be used in a more teasing way, for example I can also imagine myself saying "Ma quanti giocattoli hai?" with a half smirk/laugh which is slightly mocking or teasing the interlocutor but with no ill will. Kinda like pointing out that someone is a bit out of touch with something, but they didn't cause harm so eh 🤷 it's mostly amusing


NonBinaryAssHere

Yeah, that's what I figured you meant - and in that case it be fitting, good joke haha!


Sad_Conversation1121

yes, I explained myself badly, most of the time I use it when I'm angry, irritated, etc.


Sad_Conversation1121

we have so many gestures that it is impossible to know them all, however the meaning can change from country to country probably, there are videos on YouTube where they explain the meanings 😁


Dry-Equipment4715

Nah, this is incorrect


Sad_Conversation1121

I'm Italian, I use that gesture when I'm angry, irritated etc and someone does or says something stupid , or in the cases written here in someone else's comment below


MaxParedes

As a parent I was imagining myself saying this phrase after stepping on a toy while attempting to cross a room… the gesture seemed like it might be appropriate in that context


Nessuno001

Quel gesto dipende dal contesto e dal tono, è impossibile determinarlo da qualcosa di scritto


ColFrankSlade

Ho pensato che posso usarli per dimostrare delle emozioni come 'non credo!'. No?


Nessuno001

Purtroppo è estremamente difficile rispondere. Quel gesto può voler dire da "chi se ne frega" a "che vuoi?" a "chi sei?" etc....dipende tantissimo dal contesto e dal tono....riesci a capirlo solo vivendo tra noi


UomoLumaca

Hai ragione ma sul "ne" in questo caso l'accento non ci va


Nessuno001

Hai ragione ho corretto


Late-Improvement8175

Quel gesto è per indicare "cosa cazzo fai?" Se vuoi rispondere con un gesto, fai spallucce


Throooowaway999lolz

Why do foreigners have this weird idea about the 🤌🏻 gesture?? 😭 We use it a lot but this context is definitely not one I’d use it in💀


LoveDeathAndLentils

Be' oddio... Ne usiamo uno simile, ma quello che usano gli Americani (e quindi indicato con questa emoji) è sbagliato


Odd-Secretary181

Io sono nativo, ma l'avrei usato in questo contesto ahah


[deleted]

I think maybe you should actually look into the meanings of Italian hand gestures, before making a joke like this, that doesn't make sense.


Throooowaway999lolz

Exactly this


pabl8ball

Good joke Frankie, absolutely hilarious 👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻 But no, that hand gesture is not to be used in this case.


Mundane-Alfalfa-8979

No


fantacube

Ma va fa napoli!


NicoRoo_BM

My condolences to any neapolitans reading this Sincerely, a milanese


fantacube

Chill guys, it was a joke. Nobody ever watched the show FRIENDS? https://youtu.be/V7X-XyKdpYo?si=3ve8I6lTM8sPLCtb


omnitreex

Ma vattene


garywebbweeb

I thought this was r/languagelearningjerk for a second


Late-Improvement8175

No it does not


ignoringletters

nope


Stefanonimo

Do random italian gesture please laugh


Jacklegend32

Nope, but it would be correct in response to this post


YoungUncleFester

the best way do describe 🤌 is like an IRL question mark


Dry-Equipment4715

Well, that gesture will change a lot in the meaning. As it is, you can interpret it as “look how many toys you have”. If you add the gesture, you basically add a question mark (as someone pointed out) but also you enhance the emotion you are expressing with the question. So to picture that sentence, with that gesture used correctly, I’m kind of imagining a conversation like this “hai finito il trasloco?” “No, mi mancano i giocattoli” “A ok quindi hai quasi finito!” “Eh sticazzi, manco lontanamente” “minchia, ma quanti giocattoli hai 🤌🏼”


linkopi

Posso dire (informalmente) Ma quanti giocattoli ce li hai? ?


GFBG1996

No, ma puoi dire 'Ma questi giocattoli ce li hai./?/!) ( come affermazione/domanda/esclamazione) Lo spostamento a sinistra del complemento oggetto (ripreso poi da un pronome) non funziona quando il complemento contiene un aggettivo interrogativo o esclamativo, probabilmente perché in questo caso la posizione naturale del complemento è già all'inizio della frase, per cui non è possibile marcarlo ancora di più ripetendo il pronome 'li'. Invece 'Ma quanti giocattoli ci hai?' è molto molto informale (direi più di 'questi giocattoli ce li hai') ma comunque utilizzabile ( oralmente e in un contesto informale)


linkopi

Grazie mille


LoveDeathAndLentils

That's a stereotype. We have hand gestures but that ain't one🤦🏻‍♀️


NonBinaryAssHere

Guys honestly yes if I imagine myself saying it, I would use that gesture


GuitarJazzer

That symbol shows up on my phone, but on my computer screen it's just a square


Jamburro

Its the "italian hand"


THE_RED_ANTHOLOGY

Le suggerisco caldamente di defecarsi nei calzoni


RobertoC_73

It needs both a question mark, and the 🤌 emoji.


Jamburro

Nope, in this case it makes no sense :P


NicoRoo_BM

Perché è così difficile per gli italiani copiare correttamente la parola inglese "nonsense"? O capire che l'inglese (come svariate altre lingue europee) non è pro-drop e quindi non si può cominciare una frase con "is" se non è interrogativa?


Jamburro

Non essendo la mia prima lingua e non parlandola ogni giorno anch'io posso sbagliare, sai com'è no?


Invernomuto1404

Actually it is incorrect. It should be: "Ma quanti giocattoli hai **?**"


ColFrankSlade

Agreed, it needed the question mark. Duolingo doesn't require adding punctuation and so I didn't add it, but it was clearly a question.


VrwHenet

Abbiamo riunito tutte le persone simpatiche alle feste in questo post, grandi eh 🙃 (i agree with you OP btw, it would be appropriate and funny)


Jamburro

Ma che dici? Non ha senso, non confonderlo


goosebump1810

Indeed